Goal 1 | Lead and facilitate culture change
Objective 1a: Build and enhance competency in EDI-R across campus
Commitments
- Identify and develop equity and anti-racism competency and capacity building resources for the campus community by April 2025
Objective 1b: Build and establish equitable, anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices, policies, and procedures in the University of Waterloo
Commitments
- Implement 70% of PART recommendations by April 2025
- Implement 60% of Scarborough Charter actions by April 2025
- Develop a guidebook or toolkit on developing new or reviewing existing polices and processes using n equitable, anti-racism and anti-oppression lens by June 2024
- Develop a Trans and Queer strategy by December 2024, inclusive of Gender Transitioning Guidelines (April 2024)
- Advance the Employee and Student Life Cycle Model using socio-demographic data and information from various sources
Goal 2 | Ensure EDI-R leadership is centralized, accessible, and accountable
Objective 2a: Define the organizational structure and function of the EDI-R Office and establish its annual procedures and practices
Commitments:
- Develop standard operating procedures in the Office of EDI-R by June 2024
- Engage in monthly professional development departmental discussions, focused on the principles that guide the work of the Office of EDI-R by April 2025
- Develop a wellness plan for the Office of EDI-R by April 2025
Objective 2b: Increase communications, visibility, and engagement from the Office of EDI-R
Commitment:
- Develop and implement a communications strategy
- Develop and implement an outreach strategy to build trust and relationships with internal communities, raise awareness of the work of the Office, identify opportunities for collaboration and partnerships, and to understand barriers and unmet needs of various communities
Goal 3 | Increase the sustainability of the EDI-R Unit on and off campus
Objective 3a: Demonstrate the impact of equity and anti-racism work on campus
Commitment:
- Develop and impact an evaluation report for the Office of EDI-R by September 2024
- Develop an Impact and evaluation report for PART by September 2024